Diet of ancient and middle Neolithic populations in the northwest of Mediterranean. <br />Anthropological and isotopic studies.

The aim of this communication is to characterize the individual and then the group diet of first Neolithic populations, and the ecosystem in which these populations drawn their resources. Isotopic analysis (δ13C and δ15N) was performed on one hundred human remains from early and Middle Neolithic sites in South of France and Liguria, and associated animal bones. Results indicate among others things that the difference observed may indicate an evolution of dietary choices through this period